With The Angel on the Roof, Russell Banks offers readers an astonishing collection of thirty years of his short fiction, revised especially for this volume and highlighted by the inclusion of nine new stories that are among the finest he has ever written. As is characteristic of all of Bank's works,[...]
"Erotic fantasies and seduction...are the name of the game" ("Joyfully Reviewed") in the Breathless Trilogy by "New York Times" bestselling phenomenon Maya Banks, an author "hot enough to make even the coolest reader sweat " ("Fresh Fiction").
THE COMPLETE BREATHLESS TRILOGY IN AN IRRESISTIBLE [...]
Laura's family's first home in Minnesota is made of sod, but Pa builds a clean new house made of sawed lumber beside Plum Creek. The money for materials will come from their first wheat crop. Then, just before the wheat is ready to harvest, a strange glittering cloud fills the sky, blocking out the [...]
The skills, knowledge and understanding of the subjects involved in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) are vital for all young people in an increasingly science- and technology-driven society. This book looks at the purpose and pedagogy of STEM teaching and explores the ways in [...]
"Maitland's Clinical Companion" is the ideal reference for students who need support during their neuromusculoskeletal clinical practice in areas such as communication, clinical reasoning, examination and assessment. It is a vital source for understanding the role of mobilisation and manipulation in[...]
The folklore of the north-east has provided a rich tapestry for the tales within; from Celtic and Pictish origins meet witches, selkies, smugglers, fairies, monsters, despicable rogues, riddles and heroes. Tragic events, spellbinding characters, humour, romance and clever minds are bound together by[...]
Dennis Banks, an American Indian of the Ojibwa Tribe and a founder of the American Indian Movement, is one of the most influential Indian leaders of our time. In "Ojibwa Warrior," written with acclaimed writer and photographer Richard Erdoes, Banks tells his own story for the first time and also tra[...]
An in-depth look at the essential issues surrounding zombie institutions and their effect on the global economy Zombie banking has become standard operating procedure for big debtor nations. They prop up failing institutions, print money, and avoid financial corrections.[...]
"Multicultural Education is a reader for educators that consists of articles written by the top scholars in the field. It helps them understand the concepts, paradigms, and explanations needed to become more effective practitioners in culturally, racially and language diverse classrooms. Each chapte[...]
The Globe Education Shakespeare series presents a bold new approach to exploring Shakespeare plays with 11-16 year olds. Activities and unique resources from Shakespeare's Globe enable students to actively engage with each play's language and key themes in both print and digital formats. They are de[...]
The power of electrochemical measurements in respect of thermodynamics, kinetics and analysis is widely recognized but the subject can be unpredictable to the novice even if they have a strong physical and chemical background, especially if they wish to pursue the study of quantitative measurements [...]
Co-creativity has become a significant cultural and economic phenomenon. Media consumers have become media producers. This book offers a rich description and analysis of the emerging participatory, co-creative relationships within the videogames industry. Banks discusses the challenges of incorporat[...]
Omri has never forgotten Little Bull and yields to the temptation to see his tiny blood brother again. But Little Bull is found slumped over his horse with two bullet wounds in his back and Omri faces the terrifying responsibility of the power of life and death as he tries to help him.[...]
What will Omri find inside the eaves of his new home? Will there be more little figures that come to life? After Omri reads his great-great-great-aunt's account, he longs to try the key. And when his friend Patrick comes to stay, nothing can stop him.[...]
The Indian in the Cupboard is the first of five gripping books about Omri and his plastic North American Indian - Little Bull - who comes alive when Omri puts him in a cupboard For Omri, it is a dream come true when the plastic American Indian he locks into the old cupboard comes to life. Little Bul[...]
Physical and Human Geography contains the key information for AQA Geography AS Unit 1, clearly laid out with examiners' notes and essential notes to help students succeed in the exam. An exam section contains sample papers with graded answers and detailed comments from AQA examiners on how to move u[...]
Contemporary Geographical Issues contains the key information for AQA Geography A2 Unit 3, clearly laid out with examiners' notes and essential notes to help students succeed in the exam. An exam section contains sample papers with graded answers and detailed comments from AQA examiners on how to mo[...]
From the author of The Indian in the Cupboard and The L-Shaped Room comes a fascinating story of a wartime childhood, heavily influenced by her own experience.[...]
This beautiful new edition features unpublished notes for the novel and other illuminating documentary material, all of which is included in a new Afterword by Tappan Wilder."On Friday noon, July the twentieth, 1714, the finest bridge in all Peru broke and precipitated five travelers into the gulf b[...]
The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as they leave their little house on the prairie and travel in their covered wagon to Minnesota. Here they settle in a little house made of sod beside the banks of beautiful Plum Creek. Soon Pa builds a wonderful new little house with real glass[...]
For the first time in the history of the Little House books, this new edition features Garth Williams' interior art in vibrant, full color, as well as a beautifully redesigned cover.The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as they leave their little house on the prairie and travel in [...]
A powerful literary classic from one of contemporary fiction's most acclaimed and important writers, Russell Banks's Continental Drift is a masterful novel of hope lost and gained, and a gripping, indelible story of fragile lives uprooted and transformed by injustice, disappointment, and the seducti[...]